Chocolate Apple Pie Nachos #choctoberfest

I am proud to be partnering with Imperial Sugar to bring you this tasty recipe! As always, all opinions are 100% my own.

It’s finally October and that means we’ll be planning harvest parties, deciding on Halloween costumes, eating candied apple treats, and celebrating Chocotoberfest! This time of year, CHOCOLATE Apple Pie Nachos make a fun party dessert. Cinnamon pie dough “tortilla chips” are loaded with a brown sugar apple compote, decadent chocolate ganache, a cinnamon glaze, and slivered almonds. Even though the pie crust tortilla chips are sturdier than regular tortilla chips, serve these apple pie nachos with plenty of napkins! The apple pie filling is a simple mixture of diced Gala apples that cooks in just 5-7 minutes with lemon juice and vanilla and is sweetened with Imperial Sugar Light Brown Sugar.

Use a good quality chocolate when making ganache for the richest flavor.

Imperial Sugar is the gold sponsor for this year’s Chocotoberfest event. All week long, bloggers across the globe are sharing their favorite chocolate recipes, many of which feature Imperial Sugar, a trusted name in family kitchens all across the south. Home cooks have been baking with Imperial Sugar high-quality sugar and sweetener products for over 100 years. In fact, this year Imperial Sugar is celebrating their 175th anniversary.

The company was started in Texas in by the Williams brothers who built a mule-powered sugar mill and began grinding sugar cane along the Oyster Creek. Over 100 years later, their 100% pure cane sugar, non-GMO family of products include granulated sugar, light and dark brown sugar, free-flowing sugar, powdered sugar, sugar shakers and Steviacane® (Stevia + sugar blend).

We are offering a #Choctoberfest prize pack thanks to our generous sponsors.

Scroll down to learn how you can enter to win. One lucky winner will receive the following:

An Instant Pot and a 40-Pound Case of Granulated Sugar from our gold sponsor Imperial Sugar. Imperial Sugar provides high-quality sugar and sweetener products and over 100 years of time-tested recipes. Sweet things happen when people come together in the kitchen, and that’s why Imperial Sugar has been at the heart of family traditions and celebrations for generations.

A Chocolate Gift Pack from our silver sponsor Forte Chocolates. You’ll receive 12 of their most popular chocolate bars. With Forte Chocolates, you can celebrate life through chocolate. They also have a line of chocolate developed specifically to use in savory recipes.

A Chocolate Gift Pack from our silver sponsor Divine Chocolate. You’ll receive one of each of their baking bars, a white chocolate bar, and their top 5 everyday bars. Divine Chocolate is the only Fairtrade chocolate company in the world that is owned by cocoa farmers. Their baking bars are also a delicious vegan option.

A Selection of Sprinkles from our silver sponsor Sprinkle Pop. Sprinkle Pop’s bespoke sprinkle creations are one of a kind, just like you! At Sprinkle Pop, you can also order a custom sprinkle mix; there isn’t a sprinkle mix that you can dream up that they can’t create.

That’s a prize pack worth over $400! Open worldwide, except where prohibited. Must be 18+ to enter (21+ in some locations). See terms and conditions for more details.

To enter, simply follow our sponsors using the widget below. You can gain additional entries by following me and the other participating bloggers. A winner will be drawn on October 21, 2018 and contacted via email. Good luck!

Don’t forget to come back to my blog for more chocolatey goodness between now and October 20.

DID YOU MAKE THIS CHOCOLATE APPLE PIE NACHOS RECIPE?

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Granny Smiths are usually my favorite cooking apple, but in this recipe, Gala apples also work well.

Pie Crust Tortilla Chips

Apple Compote

Cinnamon Glaze

2/3cuppowdered sugar

1/2teaspooncinnamon

1tablespoonmilk

2-3tablespoonsslivered or sliced almonds, for garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Unroll pie dough and cut into 12 triangles and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon and sprinkle over the pie dough. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely.

Apple Compote

Place diced apples and lemon juice in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until apples begin to change texture, about 5-7 minutes. Do not over cook. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and brown sugar until dissolved.

Chocolate Ganache

Heat 1/2 cup heavy cream over medium low heat just until it starts to bubble around the edges. Place chocolate chips in a heat-proof bowl and pour warm cream over top. Allow to sit for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, stir gently until the chocolate is melted and the ganache is the desired consistency.

Cinnamon Glaze

Combine powdered sugar, cinnamon, and milk in a small bowl. Stir until smooth. If needed, add a bit more milk to get the desired consistency.

Assemble Nachos

Place triangles on a serving platter and top with apple compote. Drizzle chocolate ganache and cinnamon glaze over top and sprinkle with almonds. Serve immediately.

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